Secrets

OneRepublic

I need another story
Somethin' to get off my chest
My life gets kinda boring
Need somethin' that I can confess
'Til all my sleeves are stained red
From all the truth that I've said
Come by it honestly, I swear
Thought you saw me wink, no
I've been on the brink

So tell me what you want to hear
Somethin' that'll light those ears
I'm sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away
This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away

My God, amazing how we got this far
It's like we're chasin' all those stars
Who's drivin' shiny, big, black cars
And everyday I see the news
All the problems, bet we could solve 'em
When a situation rises
Just write it into an album
Send it straight to gold
But I don't really like my flow, no

So tell me what you want to hear
Somethin' that'll light those ears
I'm sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away
This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away

Ooh, got no reason, got no shame
Got no family I can blame
Just don't let me disappear
I'ma tell you everything

So tell me what you want to hear
Somethin' that'll light those ears
I'm sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away
This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away

So tell me what you want to hear
Somethin' that'll light those ears
I'm sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away
This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away

All my secrets away
All my secrets away


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    My Interpretation

    I believe this song is about an unfaithful relationship. With all the guilt and insincere feelings, he wants to come clean because he finally has come to the realization of what he has at home and wants to end this fling.

    "I need another story Something to get off my chest"

    .....means, one last time he will meet up with the mistress to end the affair before he confessess to his wife/girlfriend of his affair because he feels so guilty.

    "Till all my sleeves are stained red From all the truth that I've said"

    ....means, he knows what he is going to say to his wife/girlfriend is going to hurt her, but in the end it is better to tell the truth than keep a secret.

    "Thought you saw me wink, no, I've been on the brink, so"

    .....means he's been living a lie. Ready to crack because the guilt has eatten him up so bad that he is on guard and is worried that his wife/girlfriend may have known something was going on and he is afraid he is going to lose everything for not telling her the truth.

    The Chorus:

    .....means, he wants her to ask questions. He wants to be honest over every lie he ever told and wants to save his relationship. He doesn't care who critisizes him for being truthful and following his heart.

    "My God, amazing how we got this far It's like were chasing all those stars Whose driver shining big black cars"

    .....means time has gone by since he confessed everything to his wife/ girlfriend and they both are doing better than they ever were, because of the truth.

    "And every day I see the news All the problems, bet we could solve them When a situation rises Just write it into an album Send it straight to gold But I don't really like my flow, no"

    ...... means, there are bigger problems in the world that we can not fix, but we can fix our own issues within ourselves. When we think our issues are huge, just look at the world's issues. There will always be someone worse off than you are!

    "Got no reason, got no shame Got no family I can blame Just don't let me disappear I'ma tell you everything, so"

    .........means, he can not blame anyone for his poor choices, he can only blame himself. He doesn't want his wife/girlfriend to turn her back on him, because he truly loves her and wants them both to work thru this.

    SweetCanadianSapon December 02, 2010   Link

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